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[quote name='Gary' post='523720' date='Jun 25 2009, 03:08 PM']BASS DAY UK 22.11.09 The largest UK bass event in Manchester city centre.[/quote] Just how many UK bass events in Manchester city centre are there? I'm a little tempted but it'll cost me a few bob to get there. Are there some good discounts to be had on strings'n'things there?

[quote name='OldGit' post='523858' date='Jun 25 2009, 04:52 PM']We use it as a get out of jail free card when people come up with the plainly stupid idea of holding a barn dance in a real working barn .. Doh! But it's good for making sure they shell out for the proper flooring in a tent too. Bear in mind we are "causing" the guests to 'urtle across the floor at break neck speed (Sic) and therefore should have done all we can to make sure our "working area" is safe.[/quote] Mrs Zero warns dancers to be sure they're not wearing unsuitable shoes, but unfortunately the other day one woman wore shoes that came off as Mrs Zero was demonstrating a dance with her. Woman fell, Mrs Zero fell with her, trying to keep her up. Woman was OK, Mrs Zero is still feeling the effects two weeks (and two barn dances) later. We're doing a barn dance in a real barn in a couple of weeks, but it appears to have a flat floor so should be OK...

[quote name='chris_b' post='521710' date='Jun 23 2009, 02:01 PM']I don't really have any suggestions for numbers, but I found that playing E on the B string, rather than open E changed my style and made playing easier, rather than worrying about playing below the 5th fret on the B.[/quote] You can also find yourself part-shifting to make fingering a bit easier - we do one song ("Hey Baby", absolute drivel) that goes A F# B E (I think) and instead of playing it based on the 2nd fret and stretching up for the A (open streengs? We don't want no steenking open streengs), I shifted to the 5th fret which made everything a bit easier.

I'd like to come to a future one - couldn't manage it this time as it was a rather hectic weekend and my parents and Mrs Zero's mum were all visiting on Father's Day.

Beware, me hearties... [attachment=27159:Moby_Dick_505.jpg]

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='511679' date='Jun 11 2009, 10:53 PM']Hey I don't doubt that he knows exactly what he's talking about - in fact I'll concede that he's probably right. All I'm saying is that my sig is [b]never[/b] the same and therefore it is feasible that Hans-Peter Wilfer suffers the same unfortunate affliction, hence it is inconclusive to judge it solely upon that.[/quote] I'd expect two sigs from the same person to have more resemblance than that. There are obvious difference in all three names, the H and W at the start of the first and last for a start and the fact that the "s" of Hans is completely separate in one and just as obviously joined in the other.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='504474' date='Jun 3 2009, 09:57 AM']In the event of any disagreement between you and a Moderator or Administrator, you agree you shall not disclose the nature of these disagreements to any third parties.[/quote] That's inherently impossible in its current form. Mod A says "I like Warwicks", BBC says "Warwicks are horrid" (or Mod B says "I like Fenders", I say "Fenders are horrid"), and the nature of the disagreement is open to at the very least the entirety of Basschat (if in Off-topic), and at worst the entire world (if in any other sub-forum). And while Basschat isn't a democracy, this would prevent moderators being held to account for their actions, whatever they are. Especially as immediately before that is the sentence [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='504474' date='Jun 3 2009, 09:57 AM']By using this web site or any service provided, you explicitly agree that you shall comply with any request made by a Moderator or Administrator in regard to your conduct and use of the forum.[/quote] which nowhere states that the request must be reasonable. So a mod could request that someone append "I am always wrong" to every one of their posts [1], and this request would have to be complied with and no discussion with anyone else allowed. [1] [i]Reductio ad absurdo[/i] comes in quite handy in instances like this.

[quote name='Mr.T' post='493039' date='May 20 2009, 10:11 AM']I just don't understand the thinking behind 'Relic-ing'....[/quote] It's to give the appearance that you're so wealthy you don't give a toss what happens to your gear because you can always go out and buy some more. It also serves to remind people of how unsuitable the finish applied to Fenders is for musical instruments which might actually be used. [quote name='Mr.T' post='493039' date='May 20 2009, 10:11 AM']I wonder if anyone has ever bought a brand new car/motorcycle and relic-ed it?[/quote] It was the entire basis of Reliant's business model.

[quote name='rjb' post='495190' date='May 22 2009, 02:13 PM']Well, the neck felt pretty good to me, especially for less than 200 notes! What's a Tsai?[/quote] Antoniotsai, made in Vietnam, sold through ebay. I don't think his current ones are quite as good though. Still better than the Squier though.

[quote name='rjb' post='494385' date='May 21 2009, 03:56 PM']Anyone else tried one of these?[/quote] Yes, I bought one, then sold it shortly afterwards when I got a Tsai, which was far more playable. I don't rate the neck on the Squier, it's usable but not good.

My first bass was a Bass 7 by Rosetti. It was utter, utter sh*te. I see that there's a [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110387814502"]neck and body for one on ebay[/url] for a ridiculous price. In fact there's a singlecut double pickup version of the one I had, with a similar ghastly greenburst, for £500 in another auction.

[quote name='tauzero' post='470928' date='Apr 23 2009, 04:54 PM']I think I've mentioned before that the AB100 doesn't have two gain controls when you're using it with two inputs and one output, it just has one overall gain control. The two gain controls work only when you're using one input and two outputs. Mine's also gone a bit hissy.[/quote] [quote name='OldGit' post='470930' date='Apr 23 2009, 05:02 PM']er mine does ..[/quote] Are you absolutely sure about that? As in function, rather than appearance. There are two knobs, but the B level only has any effect when you're using it with one input and two outputs. The A level always changes the level of the A output (the one and only output when you're using it with two ins and one out) but the level controls are for the output levels, not the input, so the A level control will change the level of both inputs.

[quote name='OldGit' post='470723' date='Apr 23 2009, 01:55 PM']Markbass LMK, failing that a Behringer AB100 Cheap and stupid battery changing process but it does have two gain controls. no eq though but what do you want for £30 ? [/quote] I think I've mentioned before that the AB100 doesn't have two gain controls when you're using it with two inputs and one output, it just has one overall gain control. The two gain controls work only when you're using one input and two outputs. Mine's also gone a bit hissy.

I've got a GK 200MB (predecessor to the MB150). Had to replace the speaker in it some time back as the edge of the cone had just deteriorated and fallen to bits. I replaced it with an Eminence Alpha as I couldn't afford a genuine replacement at £130. I also have a Hartke HA1200 kickback 12" combo (which now has an Eminence Alpha in it). It's a bit bigger and heavier than the GK, but the sound is much fuller. You can't beat the GKs for lightness, but you can beat them for tone for not a lot more weight and bulk.

I use a simpleish home-made A-B box to switch between Warwick Thumb and NS WAV-4, and then run the output from that through a Korg AX3000B so I can select different effects and EQ for the instruments.

Wonder if it's worth telling him that Americans don't make the best basses, Germans do...

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='467616' date='Apr 20 2009, 04:40 PM']Another Carlsbro... More reasonably priced for now! Were these things any good back in the day?[/quote] I liked mine. Not a Cobra though, never tried a Cobra bass amp but the Cobra PA amp was woefully weedy.

One really odd thing was his responses to questions on a Vox AC50 which are obviously responses to questions about a Jap (or Korean) Fender (or Squier) Strat. Another odd thing was that his feedback is 98.3% positive, which is pretty good considering his attitude.

That's not a guitar, it's a sledge.

[quote name='OldGit' post='446304' date='Mar 26 2009, 07:46 PM']To boldly split infinitives has been OK for a while now ... Language moves on. Oxford commas are too .. If Saint Lynne Truss says it's OK then that's fine with me [/quote] Actually, I'm quite happy with split infinitives, as long as people know how to elegantly split them. And I've used Oxford commas for years. But Lynne Truss - pah. I got into a minor flame war in one newsgroup about the apostrophe in "three day's/days notice". I think that the apostrophe is wrong and that it should be "three days notice". The reason put forward is that it is "notice of three days", to which I reply that "eyes of blue" wouldn't be written "blue's eyes". Then someone started citing web pages at me, so I wrote a web page that said that the apostrophe was wrong and cited it back at him...

[quote name='Mr Bassman' post='455916' date='Apr 6 2009, 10:14 PM']I wouldn't go down the NS route for classical or jazz. I had one for a few years before I got my first SLB100 and now realise how much it held me back as a double bassist.[/quote] What did you find about it that held you back? Not that I'm playing classical or jazz, but I'm interested in where the deficiencies are.

Going with the electric bass also means you'll have a much wider selection to choose from, and you'll be able to test more of them out. For an amp, avoid the cheapo Stagg/Eastcoast ones (anything really, really small anyway) and try to find a second-hand one such as a Hartke kickback (there's plenty more compact inexpensive combos, like Warwicks, Laneys, and Peaveys, but I haven't any personal experience of them).

[quote name='Shockwave' post='452006' date='Apr 1 2009, 10:27 PM']I bought a LG1000 at Reverb for 300 today, I need some cabs to drive with it though [/quote] Could I interest you in a DR250? Or a Tuba 24?

Friday night - ceilidh in Moseley, Brum, to raise money for the MS Society, or more accurately, to raise money for [url="http://www.ttt2009.com/tour.html"]a big fund-raiser by the MS Society[/url]. There weren't as many people there as we'd have liked, but most of those there did join in the dancing. We played pretty well (except for my truly dreadful solo at the end) and it was a generally Good Time. Saturday night - gig with the ad hoc blues band (which may or may not be called Skam) at the gardener's club - a sort of clubhouse and bar on the allotments at the back of Cannon Hill Park in Brum. Unfortunately we were on last, and by the time that we got on, the audience consisted of WAGs without the AG, and a couple of old friends (one of whom may well be about to recruit me to his band). We played well though, and we've got another gig with the same organiser back at his normal pub venue at the end of April.